List of criminal sociologists
This list of criminal sociologists includes specialists who investigate the phenomenon of crime exclusively using social science methods. In Germany, criminal sociology is a rare subject, the criminology chairs are almost without exception occupied by legal scholars . Internationally, however, criminology and criminal sociology are used synonymously. Most of the criminal sociological impulses come from the USA, which is why there is a clear preponderance of American researchers in this list.
In addition to the life data and nationality, the list contains keywords for the respective criminal-sociological contributions of the named.
A.
- Freda Adler (* 1934), USA, women's crime
- Robert Agnew (* 1953), USA, General Strain Theory
- Ronald L. Akers (* 1939), USA, Theory of Differential Gain
- Elijah Anderson (* 1943), USA, code of the street
B.
- Howard S. Becker (* 1928), USA, labeling approach
- Marie-Andrée Bertrand (1925–2011), Canada, feminist criminology
- Alfred Blumstein (* 1930), USA, frequency and frequency of criminal offenses in the course of criminal careers
- Michael Bock (* 1950), Germany, qualitative evaluation of the Tübingen young offender comparative study
- John Braithwaite (* 1951), Australia, Reintegrative shaming
- Manfred Brusten (* 1939), Germany, critical criminology and police sociology
- Robert L. Burgess (* 1931), USA, Theory of Differential Gain
C.
- Ruth Shonle Cavan (1896–1993), USA, research on socio-ecological causes of crime
- William J. Chambliss (1933–2014), USA, Marxist crime theory
- Richard A. Cloward (1926–2001), USA, further development of anomie theory
- Donald R. Cressey (1919–1987), USA, Fraud Triangle (Fraud Triangle)
- Albert K. Cohen (1918–2014), USA, subculture theory
- Stanley Cohen (1942–2013), South Africa / Great Britain, Moral Panic
D.
- Gerhard Deimling (1934–2017), Germany, criminal pedagogy and assistance to criminal offenders
- Aleksandras Dobryninas (* 1955), Lithuania, organizes the interdisciplinary criminology studies in Vilnius .
- Émile Durkheim (1858–1917), France, original theory of anomie
G
- Diego Gambetta (* 1952), Italy, research on organized crime
- David W. Garland (* 1955), dual citizenship: United Kingdom and USA, High Crime Societies
- Willy Gierlichs (1900–1945), Germany, criminal sociology based on the relationship theory of Leopold von Wiese
- Daniel Glaser (1918–2017), USA, Theory of Differential Identification
- Sheldon Glueck (1896–1980) and Eleanor Glueck (1898–1972), USA, first long-term investigations of offenders
- Erich Goode (* 1938), USA, Moral Panic
- Michael R. Gottfredson , USA, A General Theory of Crime
- David F. Greenberg (* 1942), USA, mathematical criminology
H
- Hans Haferkamp (1939–1987), crime-sociological theory of action
- John Hagan (* 1946), dual citizenship: Canada and USA, research on violence
- Karen Heimer (* 1960), USA, victim and sanction research
- Dieter Hermann (* 1951), Germany, conception of a general theory of crime
- Henner Hess (* 1940), Germany, sketch of a constructivist crime theory
- Travis Hirschi (1935–2017), USA, (Self-) control theories
K
- Jack Katz (* 1944), USA, Seductions of Crime
- Susanne Karstedt (* 1949), Germany / United Kingdom, everyday crime
- George L. Kelling (1935–2019), USA, Broken Windows Theory
- Joachim Kersten (* 1948), Germany, “masculinity” and youth violence
- John Itsuro Kitsuse (1923-2003), USA, labeling approach
- Reinhard Kreissl (* 1952), Germany, critical criminology and neuroscientific criminology (critical)
L.
- John H. Laub (* 1953), USA, developmental criminology
- Rüdiger Lautmann (* 1935), Germany, critical criminology
- Edwin M. Lemert (1912–1996), USA, labeling approach ( secondary deviance )
M.
- Thomas Mathiesen (* 1933), Norway, leading exponent of criminological abolitionism .
- David Matza (1930–2018), USA, criminological neutralization theory and foundation of critical criminology
- Henry D. McKay (1899–1980), USA, Theory of Social Disorganization .
- Robert King Merton (1910–2003), USA, decisive further development of anomie theory
- Steven Messner (born 1951); USA, advancement of anomie theory
- Walter B. Miller (1920–2004), USA, subculture theory
O
- Dietrich Oberwittler (* 1963), Germany, criminal geography and socio-spatial research
- Thomas Ohlemacher (1962–2015), Germany, police sociology
- Lloyd E. Ohlin (1918–2008), USA, further development of anomie theory
P
- Helge Peters (* 1937), Germany, labeling approach
Q
- Stephan Quensel (* 1936), Germany, social science addiction research
- Richard Quinney (* 1934), USA, Marxist crime theory
R.
- Walter C. Reckless (1898–1988), USA, criminological hold theory
- Robert Reiner (* 1946), Great Britain, Policing
- Albert J. Reiss (1922–2006), USA, criminological hold theory
- Richard Rosenfeld (* 1948), USA, Institutional Anomie Theory (IAT)
S.
- Fritz Sack (* 1931), Germany, labeling approach
- Sebastian Scheerer (* 1950), Germany, sketch of a constructivist crime theory
- Clifford R. Shaw (1895–1957), USA, Theory of Social Disorganization
- Henning Schmidt-Semisch (* 1964), Germany, drug crime
- Karl F. Schumann (* 1941), Germany, critical criminology
- Edwin M. Schur (* 1930), USA, crime without victims
- Thorsten Sellin (1896–1994), USA, cultural conflict theory
- Lydia Maria Seus (* 1954), Germany, feminist criminology
- Jonathan Simon (* 1959), USA, Governing Through Crime
- Gerlinda Smaus (* 1940), Czech Republic, feminist criminology
- Edwin H. Sutherland (1883–1950), USA, Theory of Differential Contacts and White Collar Crime
- Gresham M. Sykes (1922–2010), USA, criminological neutralization theory and prison sociology
- Denis Szabo (1929–2018), Canada, Comparative Criminology
T
- Frank Tannenbaum (1893–1969), USA, Dramatization of Evil '(early form of labeling approach )
- Helmut Tausendteufel (* 1960), Germany, intimate partner killings
- Terence P. Thornberry , USA, criminological interaction theory
- Frederic Milton Thrasher (1892–1962), USA, juvenile delinquency and subculture
- Charles R. Tittle (* 1939), USA, Control Balance Theory
V
- Veli Verkko (1893–1955), Finland, international comparative research on violent crime
W.
- David Weisburd (* 1954), Israel / USA, criminal geography
- William Foote Whyte (1914-2000), USA, subculture theory
- James Q. Wilson (1931–2012), USA, Broken Windows Theory
- Marvin E. Wolfgang (1924–1998), USA, developmental criminology , perpetrator-victim interaction and violent crime .
- Barbara Wootton (1897–1988), United Kingdom, early criminal sociology .
Y
- Lewis Yablonsky (1924–2014), USA, subculture research
- Jock Young (1942–2013), United Kingdom, Critical Criminology and Cultural Criminology